"We've got to turn it up big-time Tuesday," Jones said, noting the next time the Bulldogs will return to practice in preparation for their Aug. 31 opener at Grambling.

The Bulldogs had just completed a 52-play scrimmage Saturday evening, climaxing A&M's "Fan Day" festivities at Louis Crews Stadium. The several hundred who stuck around to watch the contact part of the scrimmage enjoyed more or less a sampler platter of what A&M may have to offer. All four quarterbacks played and six running backs got to carry the football.

However, a number of key players sat out - including three-fifths of the starting offensive line - with moderate injuries. Tuesday will not only be a time to turn it up, it'll also be a time to get into better health.

"Plenty of work ahead of us," Jones said "We're doing some things well. We're doing some things really poorly. This is what training camp is about. It's about exposing what you can do and what you can't do and what you're doing well and what you need to improve upon. We've got to get some of these guys healthy to get some flow."

Brandon Wells was 1-for-2 passing in a pair of series and rushed three times for 9 yards. Lee was 3-for-4 for 20 yards but threw an interception on a two-point conversion that Robert Nelson returned for a two-point score. Kyle Hamryk was 2-for-4 for 11 yards and Chris Leachman was 0-for-7 with a pair of passes dropped and an interception.

Brandon Eldemire rushed four times for minus 7 yards, Barrington Scott, the transfer from Ball State, carried the ball seven times for 31 yards and a touchdown, Joseph Porter had one run for 19 yards, Joshua Sandlin four times for 11 yards and Juaquin Davis twice for minus 4.

The defense was clearly a step ahead of the offense and, as defensive coordinator Brawnski Towns said, "If we're not ahead of them, we're in trouble."

That's not a slight to the offense but simply the stage of training camp and the fact that, as Jones said, "On defense all you're supposed to do is attack."